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Kunming Changshui International Airport

Kunming, CN

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Kunming Changshui International Airport

Kunming, China · Asia-Pacific

A single live T1 plus Metro Line 6, paid for with an S1 APM trap, no international Priority Pass pin, a T2 that is still a building site, and unpublished annual on-time stats at 2,100 m.

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7.3/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities7.4
Food & retail7.4
Ground access7.8
Reliability6.8
Lounges6.8

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Kunming Changshui International Airport

Kunming, China · Asia-Pacific

A single live T1 plus Metro Line 6, paid for with an S1 APM trap, no international Priority Pass pin, a T2 that is still a building site, and unpublished annual on-time stats at 2,100 m.

Airportist Score

7.3/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities7.4
Food & retail7.4
Ground access7.8
Reliability6.8
Lounges6.8

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
20 min
before departure
Typical security
12 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
About 30–50 min to central Kunming, traffic dependent
Official T1 B1 taxi rank
Cheapest to city
Kunming Metro Line 6 (机场中心站)
Apr 2025 leftover ¥6 to Tangzi Xiang (was ¥5); confirm the live ticket machine · About 29 min to Tangzi Xiang (official 2020 leftover); interchange to Lines 2/3/4
Lounges
5
1 rated worth it
Terminals
T1 landside + S1 airside satellite (gates 301–342). T2 not open as of 18 Sep 2026

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Editorial profile notes — not a live alert feed. Live operations are on Overview and in the panel below.

Published alerts

Typical operations snapshot — editorial, not live news. File dated Sep 18, 2026.

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Annual Cirium OTP unpublished. Profile on-time stored as 0. Official SLA leftover-prints 95% of domestic security in 12 minutes — an SLA, not a live board.

East-2 runway (4F, 4,000 m × 45 m) opened 16 Apr 2026 on MU9648 from Singapore. East-1 leftover-prints closed until 2027 while new taxiways are built. Wikipedia leftover 04R-as-under-construction is stale.

T2 is a construction site (north section leftover-printed May 2026 concrete topping-out). It is not a passenger hall on 18 Sep 2026.

Do not merge leftover Wujiaba, LJG, JHG or DLU. Do not invent ZPPP as a public slug. kcia.com.cn is not the operator site.

Typical delay mix from the same editorial snapshot — not a live feed. Current operations are on Overview.

Typical departure delays0 min · 0%

Typical arrival delays0 min · 0%

Typical cancellations0 min · 0%

Live operations

Live operational signals from Flighty or FAA, plus checkpoint waits where airports publish them.

Security wait times

Current security wait information is not available for this airport. Check the airport's official website or app before travel.

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Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 21, 23:35 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

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